Weaving A Gem Of A Life

I’m making real progress on weaving Gavin a new security blanket. On Friday I measured the warp
and tied the 390 threads onto the back beam.
On Saturday I threaded all 390 heddles.
Finally by Sunday afternoon I had the reed threaded, too. I’m using every inch of width I have on my little loom [...]

I just got an order for a custom-made handwoven blanket. Gavin fell in love with a blanket that was his mom’s when she was just a baby. According to Caitlin (mom), the blanket was in perfect condition when she passed it on to her new baby.
Gavin has loved it well. Perhaps a [...]

From cone to warping board, I got the 360 threads measured for my cotton flannel handwoven baby blanket.
Next steps: tie the warp onto the back beam, thread the heddles, and thread the reed. (With 360 threads, this is a time consuming process, but if you don’t enjoy each step in the weaving process, you’d [...]

Wordplay is fun. The title might make someone (from another planet) think that this post was about babies learning to weave. In fact, it’s about weaving things for babies to use, specifically handwoven baby blankets.
When I first got my lovely floor loom a few years ago, I was a weaving newbie, or baby, [...]